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He's was doing his jobComment
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I wholeheartedly agree, perhaps racist isn't the right word, but he killed people for a living. Justified, legal, or whatever you want to label it to feel better, he killed people for a living.Originally posted by Rreemo View PostComment
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Right? A couple of my buddies and I were talking about that one night (literally around a camp fire) on a bird-hunting weekend....it actually kind of came up that way....comparing our bird-count to his people-count (it didn't seem as weird at the timeOriginally posted by Big A View Post
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He was active 10 years, with his first confirmed kill about 3-years in....so that means he racked up those 160 over a 7-year period, which is an average of ~23/year. That is definitely some people-hunting....and he was pretty damned good at it!70' Chevelle RagTop
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"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”- Thomas A EdisonComment
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I have a lot of respect for him doing his job like he was supposed to. Personally I would not have made it as public as he did.Comment
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"Self-government won't work without self-discipline." - Paul HarveyComment
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It takes a "unique" individual to hunt roughly 2 people a month for 7 years.Originally posted by Rreemo View PostRight? A couple of my buddies and I were talking about that one night (literally around a camp fire) on a bird-hunting weekend....it actually kind of came up that way....comparing our bird-count to his people-count (it didn't seem as weird at the time)
He was active 10 years, with his first confirmed kill about 3-years in....so that means he racked up those 160 over a 7-year period, which is an average of ~23/year. That is definitely some people-hunting....and he was pretty damned good at it!
I'm not saying that perhaps those people didn't deserve to die, but it's one thing to wish death on someone, and something entirely different to pull the trigger.Comment
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He wasn't hunting people... As he said in his book and numerous interviews, the only reason he killed was to protect his fellow Americans from being hurt or killed, and he was very good at doing that..."Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson, 1776Comment
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Based off his book (As I know very little about snipers in OEF/OIF), it could be argued they came to him and he just protected his perimeter.Originally posted by MR EDDComment
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He would have hunted high value targets and conducted counter sniper (basically hunting humans also). And I find nothing wrong with either. Remove the captains and for every insurgency head figure they can remove from the battle space the safer our boys are 10 fold.Fuck you. We're going to Costco.Comment
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University of Michigan reverses decision, will show 'American Sniper' as scheduled.
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Why are we still talking about this guy?Comment
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Because he was great at killing goat fucking rag heads?Originally posted by racrguy View PostLast edited by CexMashean; 04-09-2015, 05:46 PM.sigpicComment
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Same reason people talk about Audie Murphy. People like war heros; it is a romanticized topic.Originally posted by racrguy View PostOriginally posted by lincolnboyComment
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Why the fuck not???Originally posted by racrguy View Post
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